Israeli study: Touching food poses little risk to children with food allergies
Parents of children in kindergartens and nursery schools where there are youngsters with food allergies (FA) are often…
‘Poop pills’ transplant might be the answer in curing food allergies, scientists find
Could poop be the answer to potentially life-threatening peanut allergies – or allergies to other foods? Fecal transplants…
I was diagnosed with coeliac disease so I went to the world’s only gluten-free town
Initially, I thought it would be easy. I’ve seen lots of gluten-free products in the supermarket, I would…
Cetirizine Recall: Check These Generic Zyrtec Lot Numbers Nationwide
Take allergy medicine? Check your medicine cabinets. Four lots of the widely used allergy medication are being recalled…
Microneedle Patch for Peanut Allergies Begins Clinical Trials
A phase 1 study is testing the safety of a microneedle device designed to deliver peanut protein through…
Boomer Grandpa Deliberately Fed Wheat To A Child With Celiac Disease, And His Mom Is Considering Pressing Charges
Some people still treat food restrictions like a personal challenge. As one mom on an online forum shared,…
Philly doctor invents ‘EpiPen-like’ autoinjector for phone
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to…
‘Benadryl challenge’ leads to one death and hospitalizes more
Six years after the “Benadryl challenge” first appeared on TikTok, doctors are once again warning parents and teens…
CoFAR Launches “FoodSpace”: A Collaborative Digital Space for Food Allergy Researchers
Newswise — CHICAGO, IL — The Consortium for Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) is proud to announce the launch…
Fatal Pediatric Anaphylaxis Linked to Delays in Epinephrine Tx
New studies suggest that airway and breathing failures are the primary causes of death in childhood food anaphylaxis,…
Does a viral over-the-counter meds hack really treat anxiety?
Genius anxiety hack or just a hack that should be sacked? Some 19% of adults have an anxiety…
Why Your Allergy Medicines Stop Working—and What Doctors Say Might Help
Navigating allergy season can be a humbling experience, even if you’ve been here many times before. You can…